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Mars Lander at Mars

Commercial robotic Mars lander under joint development with Relativity Space. Impulse provides Mars Cruise Vehicle, Entry Capsule, and Lander (including Saiph cruise thrusters and Rigel descent engine). Relativity provides Terran R launch from Cape Canaveral. Target launch: 2026 (slipped from 2024). Heritage from NASA InSight lander architecture.

Mars Lander by Impulse Space · Operated by Impulse Space · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Space

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Machine-readable surfaces

This mission is planned as the first commercial robotic Mars lander, a joint effort by Impulse Space and Relativity Space, targeting a 2026 launch after slipping from 2024. The lander would launch on a Relativity Space Terran R from Cape Canaveral and use a Mars Cruise Vehicle, Entry Capsule, and Lander architecture with Saiph cruise thrusters and a Rigel descent engine, drawing heritage from NASA InSight.

Key facts

Mission
First commercial robotic Mars lander (joint Impulse Space + Relativity Space)
Launch vehicle
Relativity Space Terran R from Cape Canaveral
Target
2026 (slipped from 2024)
Architecture
Mars Cruise Vehicle, Entry Capsule, and Lander with Saiph cruise thrusters + Rigel descent engine. Heritage from NASA InSight.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Mars Lander at Mars.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-06-29
Model
Mars Lander
Company
Impulse Space
Location
Mars
Operator
Impulse Space
Status
announced
Operator type
maker operated
ID
19d48c70-7945-42f7-9f17-2aa048f6b3fb

Timeline

  1. Jun 2026
    created
  2. Jun 2026
    Current status: announced, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://spacenews.com/impulse-and-relativity-target-2026-for-launch-of-first-mars-lander-mission/
  2. https://www.relativityspace.com/news/relativity-impulse-mars-mission
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-29

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-29

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

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Common questions

What is the Mars Lander deployment at Mars?
Mars Lander, built by Impulse Space, is recorded as a deployment at Mars on the DEPLOY registry. Impulse Space operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Mars Lander at Mars?
Impulse Space, the manufacturer of Mars Lander, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Is the Mars Lander deployment at Mars still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the Mars Lander deployment at Mars?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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